“Have you ever studied a snake’s face? How optimistic they look. They have an eternal smile.” -Tasha Tudor The term “snake in the grass” was used by the poet Virgil as early as 37 B.C. (grammarist.com). This term is often used to describe a person who is deceitful or has a hidden agenda. The snake …
“…and he knew with practiced ease that he was not bone and feather but a perfect idea of freedom and flight, limited by nothing at all” -Richard Bach (Jonathan Livingston Seagull, 1970, page 88) The month of April always brings me back to childhood memories. When I was young, I had a friend named April …
“The first sparrow of spring! The year beginning with younger hope than ever!” -Henry David Thoreau (from Walden, 2000 edition, p.331) After a long winter of rain and snow here in the California mountains, suddenly it’s spring! The sun is peeking back out and the flowers are blooming like crazy. Birds and other wildlife are …
When I was a child, I was allowed to select a color carpet for my room, and I picked the brightest red shag carpet that there was. I loved red. Anything red. Once I had lived with this bright red carpet for a few years, I was done with red. My favorite color switched to …
The lunar new year arrived in January and welcomed in the year of the water rabbit (in Vietnam it is the year of the cat). The rabbit is a symbol of peace, abundance and prosperity. Rabbits also symbolize longevity despite having a short life expectancy of 2 years in the wild, although some species can …
There are so many beautiful places and beautiful faces in our precious world. Towering mountains, glittering oceans, smiles lit by love and animals stunning to see. There are so many people working tirelessly to save our wild places and to rescue and care for the wildlife and other animals that make our world awe-inspiring. I …
Why nature photography? For the love of our beautiful planet, for the love of its wildlife, and most of all, for the love of animals. For the love of photography, both the art of it and the science of it. For the love of the challenge of it all. This is what brings me back …